Number of legal abortions per 100 live births in the U.S. from 1973 to 2021, by marital status*
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U.S. overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of legal abortions in the U.S. 1973-2021
- Basic Statistic Legal abortions per 100 live births in the U.S. 1973-2021
- Premium Statistic Legal abortions per 1000 women in the U.S. 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Legal abortion ratios in the U.S. 2012-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Abortion rate among U.S. young adult females from 1973-2017
- Premium Statistic Number of abortions among U.S. young adult females from 1973-2017
- Premium Statistic Legal abortions rate in the U.S. 1973-2021, by marital status
- Basic Statistic Number of abortions reported among women in the U.S. 2021, by method type
Demographics of women receiving abortions
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- Premium Statistic Share of women who obtained an abortion in the U.S. in 2021-2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of women who obtained an abortion in the U.S. in 2021-2022, by race/ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Share of women who obtained an abortion in the U.S. in 2021-2022, by education level
- Basic Statistic Share of women who obtained an abortion in the U.S. 2021-2022, by family income level
- Basic Statistic Prior births among women who received an abortion in the U.S. in 2021-2022
U.S. states
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- Basic Statistic Percentage change in the U.S. abortion rate from 2011 to 2017, by state
- Basic Statistic U.S. abortion rate change since overturning of Roe v. Wade 2022, by state
- Basic Statistic Reported legal abortions in the U.S. in 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Abortion rate in the U.S. in 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Abortion ratio in the U.S. in 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Age distribution of legal abortions in select U.S. states in 2021
- Basic Statistic Distribution of legal abortions in select U.S. states in 2021, by race/ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Share of legal abortions from out-of-state residents in the U.S. in 2021, by state
Adolescent abortion
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- Basic Statistic Rate of abortion among teenage girls in the U.S. 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Rate of abortion among teenage girls in the U.S. 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Teenage abortion rates in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age
- Basic Statistic Number of teen abortions in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age
- Premium Statistic Number of abortions reported among teenage girls in the U.S. 2021, by gestation week
- Basic Statistic U.S. abortion rate among women aged 15-19 years in 2017, by state
Clinics providing abortion
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- Basic Statistic Number of abortions performed in the U.S. in 2014-2020, by facility type
- Basic Statistic Number of medication abortions in the U.S. 2020, by facility type
- Premium Statistic Abortion-providing facilities in the U.S. 2014-2020, by type
- Basic Statistic Change in the number of abortion clinics in the U.S. from 2011 to 2017, by region
- Basic Statistic Abortion-providing facilities in the U.S. in 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic States with the largest declines in clinics offering abortions from 2011 to 2017
- Premium Statistic States with the largest increases in clinics offering abortions 2011-2017
- Premium Statistic Terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970-2020, by target type
Public opinion
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- Basic Statistic Favorability toward legalization of abortion 2023, by country
- Basic Statistic Favorability toward legalization of abortion in the United States 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Abortion - Americans who are pro-life or pro-choice in 2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. support for abortion 2024, by age and level of legalization
- Premium Statistic U.S. support for abortion 2024, by income and level of legalization
- Premium Statistic U.S. support for abortion 2023, by education and level of legalization
- Premium Statistic Level of satisfaction among Americans with abortion policies 2001-2024
- Premium Statistic Support for various abortion policies in the U.S. in 2022 by gender
Further related statistics
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- Number of abortions reported among teenage girls in the U.S. 2021, by age
- Number of legal abortions in Poland 1994-2022
- Number of abortions reported among teenage girls in the U.S. 2016, by ethnicity
- Rate of abortion among teenage girls in the U.S. 2021, by age
- Number of legal abortions in Poland 1994-2021, by reason
- Distribution of legal abortions in Maine by race/ethnicity 2021
- Distribution of legal abortions in Oklahoma by ethnicity 2016
- Distribution of legal abortions in Michigan by race/ethnicity 2021
- Distribution of legal abortions in Oregon by race/ethnicity 2021
- Distribution of reported legal abortions in Alabama by race/ethnicity 2021
- Distribution of legal abortions in Pennsylvania by ethnicity 2016
- Distribution of reported legal abortions in Colorado by ethnicity 2015
- Distribution of legal abortions in Mississippi by race/ethnicity 2021
- Distribution of legal abortions in South Carolina by race/ethnicity 2021
- Distribution of reported legal abortions in Georgia by race/ethnicity 2021
- Opinion on the referendum on the acceptability of abortion in Poland 2020
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CDC. (November 24, 2023). Number of legal abortions per 100 live births in the U.S. from 1973 to 2021, by marital status* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185325/number-of-legal-abortions-by-marital-status-in-the-us-since-1973/
CDC. "Number of legal abortions per 100 live births in the U.S. from 1973 to 2021, by marital status*." Chart. November 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185325/number-of-legal-abortions-by-marital-status-in-the-us-since-1973/
CDC. (2023). Number of legal abortions per 100 live births in the U.S. from 1973 to 2021, by marital status*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185325/number-of-legal-abortions-by-marital-status-in-the-us-since-1973/
CDC. "Number of Legal Abortions per 100 Live Births in The U.S. from 1973 to 2021, by Marital Status*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185325/number-of-legal-abortions-by-marital-status-in-the-us-since-1973/
CDC, Number of legal abortions per 100 live births in the U.S. from 1973 to 2021, by marital status* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185325/number-of-legal-abortions-by-marital-status-in-the-us-since-1973/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Number of legal abortions per 100 live births in the U.S. from 1973 to 2021, by marital status* [Graph], CDC, November 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185325/number-of-legal-abortions-by-marital-status-in-the-us-since-1973/